MCSE Contracts in London

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) formerly Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for MCSE qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 364 368 435
Rank change year-on-year +4 +67 +89
DemandTrendContract jobs citing MCSE 5 24 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.037% 0.15% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 0.61% 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 16 16
10th Percentile £223 £250 £106
25th Percentile £224 £315 £132
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 £420 £396
Median % change year-on-year -38.10% +5.99% -20.75%
75th Percentile £366 £450 £513
90th Percentile £529 £465 £569
England median daily rate £600 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +33.33% - +5.88%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

MCSE falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,536 3,925 5,231
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.32% 24.25% 22.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,379 2,687 3,623
10th Percentile £338 £350 £363
25th Percentile £431 £438 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.86% -2.27% -0.90%
75th Percentile £659 £650 £675
90th Percentile £749 £775 £788
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 69 77
10th Percentile £18.57 £17.88 £18.69
25th Percentile £25.12 £22.00 £34.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.17% -45.45% +32.53%
75th Percentile £40.31 £48.75 £72.50
90th Percentile £65.00 £65.60 £87.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -47.05% -13.64% +22.22%

MCSE
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing MCSE as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for MCSE in London

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MCSE.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MCSE

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MCSE in London over the 6 months to 20 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for MCSE in London

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MCSE.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MCSE

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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the London region over the 6 months to 20 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South London +1 2 £247 -45.22%
Central London -3 2 £250 -33.33% 1
MCSE
England

MCSE
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (40.00%) Azure
3 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (20.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
2 2 (40.00%) IP Telephony
2 2 (40.00%) LAN
2 2 (40.00%) WAN
3 1 (20.00%) DNS
3 1 (20.00%) Firewall
3 1 (20.00%) Internet
3 1 (20.00%) Intranet
3 1 (20.00%) SSL
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Banking
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Institution
3 1 (20.00%) International Banking
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Support Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Technical Support
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support
2 1 (20.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Support Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Support Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Security Posture
2 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (20.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (20.00%) NHS
2 1 (20.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Linux
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS X
3 1 (20.00%) Unix
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) Change Management
4 1 (20.00%) Cloud Security
4 1 (20.00%) CRM
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
4 1 (20.00%) Identity Management
4 1 (20.00%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (20.00%) Log Correlation
4 1 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (20.00%) Validation
4 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 1 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (60.00%) MCSA
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (40.00%) MOS
4 1 (20.00%) A+ Certification
4 1 (20.00%) CISSP
4 1 (20.00%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (40.00%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) SCCM
2 1 (20.00%) CASB
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (20.00%) Nessus
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Apple
1 2 (40.00%) Avaya
1 2 (40.00%) Citrix
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) Polycom
1 2 (40.00%) Wyse
2 1 (20.00%) CyberArk
2 1 (20.00%) Remedy
2 1 (20.00%) Splunk
2 1 (20.00%) Tenable